knightly , 3 months ago the point is being creative myself! Then do that instead. I assure you, the cost of reproducing downloading a single mp3 greater than the cost to generate a single image The average image generator burns between 10 and 30 watt-hours per image. Downloading 4mb from a server costs about 0.000026 watt-hours. (Sources: https://mcengkuru.medium.com/the-hidden-cost-of-ai-images-how-generating-one-could-power-your-fridge-for-hours-174c95c43db8 https://www.devsustainability.com/p/approaches-to-calculating-network-website-energy-and-carbon ) the potential waste of such an action is not a concern. Sure seems like it is a concern since the energy usage of datacenters is expected to double in the next year and a half. https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/24/24049047/data-center-ai-crypto-bitcoin-mining-electricity-report-iea
the point is being creative myself!
Then do that instead.
I assure you, the cost of reproducing downloading a single mp3 greater than the cost to generate a single image
The average image generator burns between 10 and 30 watt-hours per image. Downloading 4mb from a server costs about 0.000026 watt-hours. (Sources: https://mcengkuru.medium.com/the-hidden-cost-of-ai-images-how-generating-one-could-power-your-fridge-for-hours-174c95c43db8 https://www.devsustainability.com/p/approaches-to-calculating-network-website-energy-and-carbon )
the potential waste of such an action is not a concern.
Sure seems like it is a concern since the energy usage of datacenters is expected to double in the next year and a half.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/24/24049047/data-center-ai-crypto-bitcoin-mining-electricity-report-iea